双语阅读：如果你有这六种习惯，应该采取行动去摆脱

If you've been living alone for the past few years, odds are you've developed some habits that just might (to phrase it politely) strike the new guy or gal in your life as somewhat strange. Changing deeply entrenched behavior takes time and effort, so even if you're convinced the polar ice caps will melt before you meet someone, fall in love, get married and move in together, you might want to start the process by identifying these relationship-defying quirks:

如果你在过去的几年里一直是一个人生活的话，你很有可能会养成一些习惯(委婉地说)，而这些习惯在你迎接另一半到来的时候会变得非常的奇怪。改变这些根深蒂固的习惯需要时间和努力。所以即便你相信等到极地冰川融化之后，才会遇见心仪的人，然后坠入爱河，结婚并同居,你也最好认识到这些怪癖

1. 45-minute showers

There's nothing like steaming up the entire bathroom on a chilly spring morning-except, that is, when there's someone outside waiting to do his or her business. If you're a guy, you can kiss these ablutionary marathons goodbye — and if you're a gal, well, you'll have to cut them back to half an hour.

1、45分钟淋浴

在一个寒冷的春日早上，没有什么比在整个浴室里沐浴更有意义的了，除非，当有人在外面着急地等着。如果你是一个男生，你完全可以果断告别这一“马拉松”式的节奏。如果你是一个女生的话，那么,，你最好把时间缩短到30分钟左右。

2. Spoiled pets

Strict disciplinarian that you are, you're perfectly fine with Bonkers the dog snarfing your Wheaties in the morning, and it's just so cute when Cleavis the cat curls up in the kitchen sink for a nap. Even if he's a pet lover, your boyfriend will be horrified. Show the beasts who's boss — if nothing else, it'll be good practice for your love life.

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2、惯溺宠物

你必须是一个很有原则的人，早上你完全无视宠物狗贪婪地吃着你的麦片，觉得猫蜷缩在厨房的水槽里是如此的可爱。就算你的男朋友是一个宠物爱好者，但是他会觉得这是一件很恐怖的事。给这些“野兽”一点颜色看看。如果没有这种事情的发生的话，这将是你的爱情生活的好习惯。

3. "Casual Sunday"

Dragging yourself out of bed at 2 PM, trudging around the house all afternoon in your bathrobe, brushing your teeth over the six o'clock news and only taking a shower after dinner — unless your new beau is as laid-back as you are, all that will soon be as extinct as the dust bunnies under your bed.

3、随意的周日

直到下午2点，才从被子里钻出来，而之后一直只穿着浴袍宅在家里，超过六点钟了才刷牙，饭后才去洗澡。除非你的新男友像你一样的懒惰，所有的这些很快就会像你床下的灰尘一样消失。

4. All TV, all the time
When you've been alone for a while, the TV can seem almost like a live-in companion — you may not even notice its intrusive blare 24 hours a day. Your real live-in companion, however, is likely to take heed. Be sure to turn the tube off occasionally, lest he put an axe through it first.

4、终日看电视

如果你单身很久了，电视似乎是一个非常好的伴侣。你甚至没有意识到它几乎是24小时开着的。而你真正的伴侣，却能够注意到这个事实。时常记得关掉电源，以免他作出不理智的行为。

5. Pretzels in bed

As long as no one's watching, that queen-size mattress might as well be an enormous dinner table (guys are especially partial to this habit — it has something to do with getting yelled at by mom). Keep it to the kitchen, thank you, and while we're on the subject, try to clean your sheets once every few months, too.

5、零食放在床上

只要没人注意，大号床就是绝佳的餐桌。（男生们更倾向于有这种习惯，可能是被妈妈吼的缘故。）在处理这个问题上，一定记得放在厨房，而且每个月得清洗一下床单。

6. Aimless whistling

This is an especially insidious habit, because most itinerant whistlers aren't even aware whatthey're doing — until, that is, they notice the people around them desperately trying to claw open windows and jump out. On the other hand, if your new squeeze is an incorrigible hummer, the two of you just might be made for each other.

6、肆无忌惮吹口哨

这是一个不可理喻的坏习惯，因为大多数人在吹口哨的时候都意识不到自己的行为，直到他们注意到周围的人很想开窗跳楼。而另一方面，如果感觉到对方也是一个无可救药的噪音制造者的话，那么你俩算是绝配了。